The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-12-17
..You are q liar!" shouted the man, as

''No shooting! No shooting" called
hundred voices, and the stage perform
ance was suspended to see the row out.
We were chock up to the side OF the
hall. with a wide aisle 10 our front. Re.
treat was cut off, while VIC could be APP
preached by three men abreast. We
! put our backs TO the wall, and l called
out that we were unarmcd and wanted
fair play. Twenty people shouted back
| that we should have il, but III place OF
two men approaching u IA whole half
dozen jumped into the aisle.
Leave them al! to me-" whispered
| GEORGE, and he obliged me to do 50 by
stepping in front.
| The crowd came a; nS with rush.
sleeves rolled up and fists cienchcd.
George stepped out to meet them. Bill!
| Biff, went his iroa knUckles, and every
man was knocked down inside of forty
seconds. and that before one Of them
could get in a blow. Then George
picked each one up in turn, gave hip 4
! shake which elected a howl Of pain,
and fang him among the spectators.
/ Not one Of them came back after more,
and no one else in the audience cared
| to NEEDLE with US. 1t was over in five
minutes. and after the stage manager
had rendered us a vote of thanks, the
performance went on. Three of the
five men received broken limbs in the
| toss, and one was made a cripple for
life by having his spine injured.
One of the nerviest things in Sloane's
whole career happened at Navasota, on
the BRACES River. We were sitting on the
veranda of the hotel, when fighter en-
tered the village on horseback, and
armed with Winchester and two revolt
vers. He took drink or two, and then
started in to capture the town. There
was only one street, and he rode up and
down this at full gallop, firing right and
left and uttering terrific yells. In five
minutes he had the town. People dis
appeared from sight with amazing celeri-
ty, and everybody was thoroughly
cowed. The fellow fired two shots
among the sitters on the veranda, and we
stampeded. own up had NO desire
for closer acquaintance with the ruff
fan. and l was among the first to eek
cover. When we were all inside
peeped cautiously from q window and
saw Sloane still outside. He was on his
feet, leaaing against 8 column of the
veranda and smoking q cigar as cooliy
as you please. l shouted for him to
come in, but he shook his head. Appeals
were made by Others, but he. turned a
deaf ear.
The cowboy had by thi, time reached
the lower end of the stree. and turned
to come back He came at full yaliop,
hut checked his horse in from; of the
hotel and fired three shots "a. Sloane
from distance of fifty feet. The first
zipp"d past his eur. the other two cut
cloth without drawing blood. We were
looking full at the shoo.er from the
windows, and as he fired his thir | shot
without bringing hi' nIan Il look Of Won
der came to his face. and h. bent for.
ward for closer look, AMI shouted;
"Who are you, man or Gcvli!'
George sauntcrel along to the steps,
slowly dcsceadc:l, and approached the
man, and rs he came near enough hC
grabbed COR him. Next Instant the COW
hoy was pulled off his horse and beinl
literally moppcd all over the road. liz
tried 20 use q wcapcH, 5nt WAS di>irmcd
with scarcely IN effort. and wh"a Ge'rt,
got through Wit, him he lay ~ Usc q al.
Rif.. rcvo!ycrs, and knife were brok";
AID flung in Il heap bessie lin, IN.
George sat down on tn" steps 90 iinisl
his smoke. He In! Kept bis cigir aii.h
through til: fracas. ] personally inter
view d the doctor who was called to So,
the cowboy, ard he gave nc Il list of tn,
injuries. as follows: Left arm broken
thumb oa right hand broken, three
scalp wounds, right shoulder probabl,
dislocatcd, three teeth Knocked out, iiv,
bad bruises OF. ylrious parts, one cy,
closed
The ti"ht did nut last three minutes
/ and We; tho !it,,c giant laid the fellow
a. !cr ihrc. eoG5 months aid tluyh